Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United States Postal Services, 3031 Veterans Road West, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK 10309
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
While delivering letters and packages, an employee went up a set of stairs to a customer's house and rang the bell. Suddenly, the employee passed out due to dehydration and fell down the stairs, puncturing his left lung and fracturing a rib. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStairs, steps-outdoors
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